Jews around the world just commemorated the holiest day of the year: Yom Kippur. It is a day of fasting, reflection and repentance. Observant Jews in Israel jam the Western Wall plaza, while more secular Jews (especially young ones) take to the empty streets and highways on bicycles. Interested in seeing more of the Yom …
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Yom Kippur – The Holiest Day on the Jewish Calendar
This evening marks the beginning of Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. In tabernacle/temple days, it was the only day of the year in which the High Priest would enter the Holy of Holies to perform the priestly duty of sprinkling sacrificial blood on the mercy seat in order to facilitate God's …
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Yom Kippur to Commence at Sundown on Friday…Meanwhile, Days of Awe
Last week (Wednesday evening to Friday evening) Jews around the world commemorated Rosh Hashanah...the civil new year in Israel. It was a time of celebration and blowing the shofar. Rosh Hashanah launches the fall feast season, leading up to Yom Kippur and Sukkot. Biblically speaking, those feasts are the Feast of Trumpets, Day of Atonement …
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What Can You do to Support Israel?
Recently we discovered why it is important for Christians to support Israel. But how do we do that? That's a great question, and IsraelAnswers.com has the answer! There are at least 4 simple ways you can support Israel. Find out what those are in the video below. Enjoy!
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